Anderson's four-eyed opossum

Anderson's four-eyed opossum
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Infraclass:	Marsupialia
Order:	Didelphimorphia
Family:	Didelphidae
Genus:	Philander
Species:	P. andersoni
Binomial name
Philander andersoni (Osgood, 1913)
Anderson's four-eyed opossum range

Anderson's four-eyed opossum (Philander andersoni) is an opossum species from South America.^[2] It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. Its dorsal fur is dark, with a black stripe, about 3–4 cm wide, going vertically down the midline of its back. Its dorsal fur is short, about 10 mm long. Its ventral fur is dark gray, but still distinctly lighter than the sides and dorsum. Its tail is furred for the first (approximately) 18% of its length, going from the base to the tip.^[3] Its species name "andersoni" was chosen to honor American scientific collector Malcolm Playfair Anderson.^[4]

References

1. Astúa, D.; Pérez-Hernandez, R.; Costa, L.P. (2021). "Philander andersoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T40515A197311087. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T40515A197311087.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
2. Gardner, A.L. (2005). "Order Didelphimorphia". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 16. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
3. Gardner, Alfred L. (2008). Mammals of South America: Marsupials, xenarthrans, shrews, and bats. University of Chicago Press. p. 669. ISBN 978-0-226-28240-4.
4. Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2009). The eponym dictionary of mammals. JHU Press. p. 12. ISBN 9780801895333.

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